《ForbiddenDesire》3《Do You Come Home Tonight?》
Chapter Twenty-Four: The Ice-Sealed Thorn
1、Crossing the Line in the Rest Area
The sunlight from the high blinds in the studio backstage slanted down, casting mottled and warm light and shadows on the marble floor, making the entire filming set feel both warm and imbued with an indescribable ambiguous atmosphere.
“Cut! This shot was captured perfectly, the emotional details in the eyes are very well done! Everyone take a thirty-minute break, actors go touch up your makeup and prepare for the next scene!”
With Director Zhang’s loud and textured shout of “cut,” the tense and heavy atmosphere on set instantly relaxed.
Staff began bustling around moving expensive filming equipment and adjusting light stands, while the actors returned to their private rest areas to adjust their emotions and states.
Sun was wearing a light white silk shirt, the collar slightly open from the earlier scene, revealing a small patch of snow-white, delicate skin like mutton-fat jade, her elegant collarbones looking incredibly alluring under the dim light.
The emotional pull and ups and downs in the previous scenes had been too intense; she was physically exhausted, leaning weakly against the back of the sofa in the rest area, her exquisite, picturesque face showing a hint of fatigue, her pink lips slightly parted as she panted lightly.
Xu Mu’an, playing Pei Xiuyu, saw this and a natural, unmistakable trace of heartache and indulgence appeared in his eyes.
Over this period, the two had filmed many highly sweet, romantic, and intense intimate scenes. The life-and-death attachment and emotional tug-of-war between their characters had already seeped into real life.
Xu Mu’an casually took a bowl of hot red bean soup, freshly cooked by his assistant and emitting a rich sweet aroma, from the nearby insulated cabinet. Holding the delicate small bowl elegantly, he walked over.
“Exhausted, right? Have some sweet soup to replenish your energy; the next scene will be even more emotionally heavy.” Xu Mu’an’s voice was extremely gentle, the ambiguity and attachment in his eyes far beyond that of ordinary crew colleagues, almost overflowing.
Sun looked up at him, a hint of surprise flashing in her eyes, and gave a sweet, heart-melting smile: “Wow, Mu’an, you’re so thoughtful! I was just craving something sweet!”
Xu Mu’an smiled, his eyes filled with deep affection. He personally scooped up a spoonful of the steaming hot red bean soup, gently blew on it by his lips, then naturally brought it to Sun’s mouth: “Here, open up, be careful it’s hot.”
Without any hesitation or avoidance, Sun smiled and opened her red lips to eat the spoonful of red bean soup, then contentedly squinted her eyes: “Mmm~ So sweet and delicious!”
The two’s actions were so natural and practiced that they looked just like an intimate couple in the midst of a passionate romance!
Xu Mu’an noticed a bit of sweet soup on her lips and naturally extended his warm fingers to gently wipe away the trace, the love and attachment in his eyes so intense it almost became tangible and drew out threads. Their faces were extremely close, their breaths intertwining, and the atmosphere of crossing the line in the surrounding air suddenly heated up!
However, at this tender, line-crossing moment, at the corner not far from the rest area, Qin Che, who had just finished overseas business and rushed back to the set, clearly took in this tender, extremely line-crossing scene!
In that instant, a raging storm swept through the depths of Qin Che’s deep, night-like black eyes, his teeth grinding audibly, jealousy and sourness almost tearing his rationality apart!
“Sun…… You bad woman……” Qin Che clenched his fists tightly, knuckles turning white and cracking, a domineering yet aggrieved wolf-dog cold light flickering in his eyes.
2、Special Assistant and Manager
At the same time, at the open-air upscale café outside the set, a gentle breeze blew by, taking away some of the afternoon heat.
Qin Che’s personal special assistant Lu Xiao and Sun’s manager Lin Yi sat facing each other, with two iced Americanos and a pile of messy PR documents and schedule sheets on the marble table in front of them.
“Sigh…… I say, Assistant Lu, did your President Qin flip the vinegar jar again on set today?”
Lin Yi wearily rubbed his aching temples and complained helplessly, “The look in his eyes when he came in just now, he looked like he wanted to skin Xu Mu’an alive and swallow him whole! I’ve already revised their scandal PR drafts eight hundred times this month!”
Lu Xiao elegantly took a sip of his iced Americano, pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, and curled his lips into a mischievous smile full of shrewdness:
“Manager Lin, you don’t know this. Our President Qin is called the ‘Pure-Hearted Domineering Little Wolf Dog.’ Seeing his woman acting intimately with another man, not smashing the set on the spot is already giving Director Zhang huge face. Speaking of which…… Want to grab a drink at the usual place after work tonight? My treat.”
Lin Yi looked up at Lu Xiao’s handsome and capable face and couldn’t help but laugh and scold: “Sure! If you don’t get me drunk enough to puke tonight, you’re not leaving! But speaking of which, the whole crew is privately gossiping that the two of us hanging out together every day are the most ‘intimate’ best-friend CP in the entire drama. What do you think?”
Lu Xiao raised an eyebrow, his eyes carrying a hint of ambiguity and playfulness. He deliberately leaned closer to Lin Yi and whispered:
“Intimate best friends? Sounds pretty good~ Being tied to Manager Lin in rumors is my honor~”
Their eyes met, and then they both burst out laughing. This deep comradeship of complaining about their bosses and handling PR scandals and emotional messes together had unknowingly made them close confidant brothers who talked about everything, even carrying a special tacit understanding when publicly declaring it.
3、Discipline on the Bed
At 11 PM, in the luxurious presidential suite of the private high-end hotel behind the set, soft warm yellow lighting made the bedroom feel incredibly cozy and private.
Sun had just finished a hot bath and was wearing a semi-transparent pink lace silk nightdress, sitting by the bed gently drying her wet black long hair with a dry towel. The fragrance filled the air, extremely seductive.
Suddenly, with a “click,” the room door was violently pushed open from outside with a spare room card!
Qin Che, dressed in black and exuding violent jealousy and a cold aura, strode in! Still wearing his suit jacket, he took long strides to the bedside and roughly pressed Sun down onto the soft big bed!
“Ah! Qin Che, what are you doing! You scared me!” Sun let out a delicate cry, her contrast-rich domineering sister persona surfacing as she raised her eyebrows at him.
Qin Che’s tall figure loomed over her with absolute oppressive force. His large hand firmly gripped her chin, his black eyes bloodshot, heavy breaths crashing wildly onto her face as he growled and disciplined her:
“Sun! Today in the rest area, sharing the same bowl of soup with Xu Mu’an and letting him wipe your mouth…… Felt good, didn’t it?! Do you really think I’m dead?! Huh?! You really think I can’t do anything to you?!”
Sun looked at this fearless big president in front of her, now like a little wolf dog that couldn’t get its bone, his eyes filled with unease and grievance. Her mischievous thoughts immediately surfaced.
She chuckled twice and extended her slender jade hand to caress Qin Che’s handsome and cold face:
“What’s wrong~ President Qin is jealous again? I was just having a bowl of red bean soup, which nerve of yours got pinched again~”
“Stop playing dumb with me!”
Stimulated by her teasing, Qin Che’s rationality snapped completely! He leaned down, carrying overwhelming possessiveness, and madly kissed Sun’s tender red lips! His large hands became extremely improper, wantonly groping and kneading her body, roughly tugging at her lace nightdress!